Update of Win2k – (?) COM+ Event System problem

I cannot update Win2K Server – I assume from the moment when I installed
Rollup 1 for Win 2k SP4. I was getting 0x8007041D error. After reading some
messages I enabled COM+ Event System service, and at that moment (before
rebooting) I started to get 0x80070420 error message instead. I noticed that
COM+ Event System as well as automatic Updates are in “starting� state, so I
was not able to stop it or to restart. I made both of them manual and
rebooted the computer. COM+ again appeared in the “starting� state. I tried
to run “Automatic updates� – I got again permanent “starting� state. When I
tried to run Windows Update, Explorer showed blank screen which looks as if
it is busy waiting for some service to start up… I tried to stop my AVP (I do
not have Eset NOD32 which could result in errors similar to what I have), but
it did not help.
Twice I got viruses recently (articles about “zotob� are all over the
Internet) – and I do not know how to protect my server!

DWK wrote:

> I cannot update Win2K Server – I assume from the moment when I installed
> Rollup 1 for Win 2k SP4. I was getting 0x8007041D error. After reading some
> messages I enabled COM+ Event System service, and at that moment (before
> rebooting) I started to get 0x80070420 error message instead. I noticed that
> COM+ Event System as well as automatic Updates are in “starting� state, so I
> was not able to stop it or to restart. I made both of them manual and
> rebooted the computer. COM+ again appeared in the “starting� state. I tried
> to run “Automatic updates� – I got again permanent “starting� state. When I
> tried to run Windows Update, Explorer showed blank screen which looks as if
> it is busy waiting for some service to start up… I tried to stop my AVP (I do
> not have Eset NOD32 which could result in errors similar to what I have), but
> it did not help.
> Twice I got viruses recently (articles about “zotob� are all over the
> Internet) – and I do not know how to protect my server!
Hi,

Here is a workaround you can use to get the latest security updates:

You can download security updates from Microsoft Download Center:

Microsoft Download Center
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

You will find direct download links in the security bulletins as well:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bu...s/default.mspx

E.g. download links for the fix that stops the latest worms are to
be found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms05-039.mspx



--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Thank you very much!

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> DWK wrote:
>
> > I cannot update Win2K Server – I assume from the moment when I installed
> > Rollup 1 for Win 2k SP4. I was getting 0x8007041D error. After reading some
> > messages I enabled COM+ Event System service, and at that moment (before
> > rebooting) I started to get 0x80070420 error message instead. I noticed that
> > COM+ Event System as well as automatic Updates are in “starting� state, so I
> > was not able to stop it or to restart. I made both of them manual and
> > rebooted the computer. COM+ again appeared in the “starting� state. I tried
> > to run “Automatic updates� – I got again permanent “starting� state. When I
> > tried to run Windows Update, Explorer showed blank screen which looks as if
> > it is busy waiting for some service to start up… I tried to stop my AVP (I do
> > not have Eset NOD32 which could result in errors similar to what I have), but
> > it did not help.
> > Twice I got viruses recently (articles about “zotob� are all over the
> > Internet) – and I do not know how to protect my server!
> Hi,
>
> Here is a workaround you can use to get the latest security updates:
>
> You can download security updates from Microsoft Download Center:
>
> Microsoft Download Center
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
>
> You will find direct download links in the security bulletins as well:
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/bu...s/default.mspx
>
> E.g. download links for the fix that stops the latest worms are to
> be found here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms05-039.mspx
>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

Thank you for your help

"DWK" wrote:

> I cannot update Win2K Server – I assume from the moment when I installed
> Rollup 1 for Win 2k SP4. I was getting 0x8007041D error. After reading some
> messages I enabled COM+ Event System service, and at that moment (before
> rebooting) I started to get 0x80070420 error message instead. I noticed that
> COM+ Event System as well as automatic Updates are in “starting� state, so I
> was not able to stop it or to restart. I made both of them manual and
> rebooted the computer. COM+ again appeared in the “starting� state. I tried
> to run “Automatic updates� – I got again permanent “starting� state. When I
> tried to run Windows Update, Explorer showed blank screen which looks as if
> it is busy waiting for some service to start up… I tried to stop my AVP (I do
> not have Eset NOD32 which could result in errors similar to what I have), but
> it did not help.
> Twice I got viruses recently (articles about “zotob� are all over the
> Internet) – and I do not know how to protect my server!